Job

Job 4:17–19

¹⁷‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God,

or a man more pure than his Maker?

¹⁸If God puts no trust in His servants,

and He charges His angels with error,

¹⁹how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,

whose foundations are in the dust,

who can be crushed like a moth!

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a mortal	הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ	ha·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
be more righteous	יִצְדָּ֑ק	yiṣ·dāq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous
than God	מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ	mê·’ĕ·lō·w·ha	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
or	אִ֥ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
a man	גָּֽבֶר׃	gā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
more pure	יִטְהַר־	yiṭ·har-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2891 be clean, pure
than his Maker	מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ	mê·‘ō·śê·hū	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
God puts no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
trust	יַאֲמִ֑ין	ya·’ă·mîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
in His servants	בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו	ba·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and He charges	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
His angels	וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו	ū·ḇə·mal·’ā·ḵāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4397 messenger
with error	תָּהֳלָֽה׃	tā·ho·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8417 error

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
how much more	אַ֤ף׀	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
those who dwell	שֹׁכְנֵ֬י	šō·ḵə·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in houses	בָֽתֵּי־	ḇāt·tê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of clay	חֹ֗מֶר	ḥō·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
foundations	יְסוֹדָ֑ם	yə·sō·w·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3247 foundation, base
are in the dust	בֶּעָפָ֥ר	be·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
who can be crushed	יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם	yə·ḏak·kə·’ūm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H1792 crush
like a moth	עָֽשׁ׃	‘āš	Noun - masculine singular	H6211 moth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 4:17 Job 9:2 · Job 25:4 · Ecclesiastes 7:20 · Psalm 143:2 · Romans 11:33 · Jeremiah 17:9 · Romans 3:4–7 · Psalm 145:17 · Job 35:10 · Job 40:8 · Job 15:14 · Revelation 4:8

Job 4:18 2 Peter 2:4 · Job 25:5–6 · Jude 1:6 · Job 15:15–16

Job 4:19 Job 10:9 · Genesis 2:7 · Genesis 3:19 · Job 33:6 · Psalm 39:11 · Genesis 18:27 · 2 Corinthians 5:1 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Job 13:12 · Job 13:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.